Nioh update 1.16

Added a new feature to PVP battles: “Battles of Skill”

In these battles, you forego your current setup and instead fight using different equipment abilities, stats, and shortcuts. Furthermore, Crest boons, Passive skills, Prestige titles, and Mystic Arts are disabled.

Your Guardian Spirit’s level will also be changed to a set value, but all Guardian Spirit protections will be active.

All changes are temporary, and are only applied during a PVP battle.

When searching for a PVP battle, you can now select between “Skill” (for Battles of Skill) or “Strength”.

“Battles of Strength” are the same as PVP battles up until now (you use your own equipment as normal).

Adjustments

Raised the level cap from 500 to 550 after reaching the Way of the Wise.

Greatly increased the amount of Amrita received for completing missions in the Way of the Wise.

Greatly increased the amount of Amrita received from enemies appearing in missions level 500 or higher in the Way of the Wise.

Players are now able to evade immediately as they get up.

Shortened the amount of time needed for a max charge of the Sword skill “Iai Quickdraw.”

Adjusted the timing and hit box of the Dual Sword skill “Sign of the Cross.”

Improved the hit box when using an uncharged “Sign of the Cross.”

Increased the amount of Ki used by a fully charged “Sign of the Cross” (PVP only).

Enlarged the visual effect of the shockwave produced by the Odachi skill “Groundquake,” and enlarged the hit box to match.

Changed the strike portion of “Groundquake” so that it knocks the opponent down and increased the Ki damage of the shockwave while decreasing its HP damage (PVP only).

Increased the amount of Ki used by the “Groundquake” (PVP only).

Shortened the down time of an opponent knocked down by the Tonfa’s “Grapple”.